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(In honor of the 2023 Eddie’s, we are flashing back to an interview with Eddie’s founder Jim Murphy that originally took place in June of 2021. It is a slice of time when the clouds began to break and hope surfaced for the arts and entertainment world. Interviewer was Liam Sweeny.) The Capital Region Thomas […]
Friday, April 28th Free Beer and Hot Wings, Troy Music Hall, Troy, 8pm The Free Beer & Hot Wings Show began as an afternoon show in Omaha, NE at non-commercial radio station KIWR in March of 1997. The Show, comprised of former Central Michigan University roommates Gregg Daniels and Chris Michels, eventually moved to mornings […]
RRX: So how long has Song City been going on? SW: We are actually pretty young, we started in November of last year. Officially the last Song City was number five, it would’ve been number six but the month prior got snowed out. We actually had everything set up and ready to go the night […]
Duster, Stratosphere. My copy: 2019 reissue on cream colored vinyl by Numero Group Duster formed around 1996 and released the now insanely popular slowcore album Stratosphere in 1998. The album begins with wavering synth and shimmering guitar chirps, setting the stage for a very specific atmosphere. Themes of space travel are referenced in lyrics and […]
Sweat pours down your face, off your hair, rivulets down the back off your T-shirt. It presses into your computer chair as you slam on the buttons and click over here and over there. Your competitors have computer rigs much more advanced, but you have a seventy-two ounce Mountain Dew and you have moxie and […]
RRX: I just wanted to chat with you. We’re pretty excited that you’ve got the new concert series coming up Wake Up Wednesdays. I like the play on words there, I caught it. JK: Nice! It starts May 17th and runs six weeks in a row on Wednesdays 5-8:30pm RRX: Okay and you’ve got a […]
Wall of Sound. He slides the faders on the microphone covering the celesta, hoping to catch just a hair of the low note of the cello in the mix. The room through the window is cramped, and the cigarette smoke is the least noxious smell emanating from it when he opens the door to adjust […]
Interview with Connie Han: Post Bop Innovator Brings Dazzling Interpretations to Jazz. By Niki Kaos RRX: Post-bop jazz sensation and Steinway artist Connie Han defies convention. Putting her heart and soul into music, her most recent album, Secrets of Inanna, draws listeners in with emotional depth beyond her years. I’m lucky enough to catch this […]
Unwound, “Leaves Turn Inside You,” Album Review. Reviewer Josh Reedy. My copies: 2018 reissue by Numero Group, 2021 limited repress on “scarlette” red vinyl by Numero Group and the 2023 limited tour pressing with inverted colors by Numero Group. I knew the time would come for me to gush about this album again. Leaves Turn […]